On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 21:54:36 +0100, Jostein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not a shooting style I'm familiar with. > Any and all comments are most welcome. > > http://www.fotocommunity.com/pc/pc/cat/2213/display/2790694 > > Thanks for looking. > > Jostein >
Hmmm... I don't know what others think (as I have yet to read the other comments), but I find this a very disturbing photo, especially given where it was taken. I'm hoping that this was a toy gun, but even if it was, given what we in North America are presented with on the news WRT violence and terrorism in Jerusalem and Israel, if kids are playing with guns, I find that very disquieting. And, of course, if it's a real gun, presuming that this young man is carrying it for protection, the fact that he's pointing it at people and making light of it is an even scarier proposition. I think what bothers me even more is the laughing friend to his immediate right. The third young man, apparently oblivious to it all, separated slightly from the other two, is a very interesting image as well - does he just not notice, doesn't he care, or is violence and gunplay so commonplace that it's all meaningless to him. Don't get me wrong, Jostein, this is a very powerful image, and a terrific (if depressing) photo. Whether playing with toys or dead serious, it scares the hell out of me one way or the other. Your photo certainly touched a nerve, and that's a good thing. Very strong image!! cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
